Practical English Usage

How do I explain articles to my students?



Big, large or Great?



When do we use a past tense with a future meaning?



How do I read out an email adress on the telephone?



Haven't you see my glasses anywhere?



why doesn't this sound right?



AID CUTS ROW' What do newpaper headlines mean?



With over one and a half a million copies sold worldwide, practical English Usage is the indispensable reference book on language problems in English for teachers and higher-level learners.






Over 600 entries - listed alphabetically - cover all the important problems
Information on grammar, vocabulary, idiom, style, pronunciation, spelling
Clear simple explanations
Examples of everyday usage and common mistakes
British-American differences





New in the 3rd edition


Updated entries and examples based on corpus data and users' comments
Explanations even clearer and more focused
New contents list and improved index for easier, faster reference
Many new topics, inclusing emails, standard English and dialects, correctness, politeness, differences between spoken and written english, changes in English
Don't say it! section - 130 common mistakes in English and how to avoid them.




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